All China articles – Page 94
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NewsEnlight ramps up production slate with Chan
Beijing-based Enlight Pictures has unveiled a slate of eight pictures, around three of which will be directed or produced by Hong Kong filmmaker Gordon Chan who has joined the company as chief consultant.
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NewsIIFAs open in Macau as Bollywood targets China
The three-day Videocon IIFA Weekend kicked off in Macau today with the aim of expanding the global audience for Indian cinema into China and other East Asian markets.
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NewsChina, Taiwan to hold cross-straight film exhibition
The inaugural Cross-Straight Film Exhibition will be held in four cities from June 26-July 23, marking the first time that mainland China and Taiwan have collaborated on a film promotion event.
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NewsWong, First Vanguard launch $100m film fund
Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong and asset manager First Vanguard are teaming up to launch a $100m fund for film and TV programming targeting the mainland China market.
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NewsLocarno selects 12 Chinese projects for Open Doors
The Locarno Film Festival has selected 12 projects for its Open Doors co-production lab which this year is devoted to Greater China.
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NewsEFP doubles support for films at Shanghai fest
European Film Promotion (EFP) is doubling the number of films that it is supporting at the upcoming Shanghai International Film Festival (June 13-21) by backing the marketing campaigns of 13 European titles.
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NewsIce Age 3 to bypass Chinese quotas with 3D release
China Film Group Corporation has confirmed that Twentieth Century Fox’s Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs will be imported into China as a 3D-only release before mid-July.
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NewsJia starts shooting doc for Shanghai Expo
Chinese director Jia Zhangke has started production on a two-hour documentary, Shanghai Legend (working title), which will be the official film of the Shanghai World Expo 2010.
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Tiger8 and Wuxi launch $150m fund to take Chinese films global
Tiger8 Media and Wuxi Jinyuan Industry Investment And Development Company have launched a $150m (€74m) fund dedicated to financing and producing features in China for worldwide distribution.
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NewsShanghai Film Festival announces project market line-up
The Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) has announced the line-up of 32 Co-production Film Pitch and Catch (Co-FPC) projects and eight China Film Pitch and Catch (CFPC) projects.
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NewsDadi Film moves into sales for Confucius
Beijing-based production outfit Dadi Film has set up an international sales arm to shop its $23m biopic of Chinese philosopher Confucius, starring Chow Yun-fat and Zhou Xun.
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China reduces film regulations on Hong Kong
China is offering two new initiatives to the Hong Kong Film industry as part of the Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA).
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NewsChina postpones black-out period to September
Chinese authorities appear be delaying the summer blackout period for revenue-sharing movies from June-July to September.
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Features
Wild Paddy
Set in the Tang Dynasty, Wild Paddy tells the story of two robbers’ adventures in a seemingly peaceful Bitter Bamboo Village, where they encounter a beautiful woman, a group of soldiers and a village chief who scheme to kill the duo. They have to escape from the murder scheme, ...
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Confucius
A biopic of sage and philosopher Confucius. In the chaotic era at the end of Zhou, lords divided the kingdom into small states, each vying for the leading spot through battles. Confucius travelled through the states trying to change the situation trying to influence people through his philosophies.
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The Big Soldier
A foot soldier and a general from rival states became the sole survivors of a war.
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NewsLu Chuan's City Of Life And Death heats up Chinese cinemas
Chinese director Lu Chuan’s war drama City Of Life And Death had a strong opening in mainland China,grossing an estimated $10.2m (RMB70m) in five days (April 22-26).
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Huayi Brothers' Tracing Shadow sells across Asia
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers has tied up a slew of Asian sales on Hong Kong actor Francis Ng’s martial arts comedy Tracing Shadow, which is proving to be a hot seller in the run-up to Cannes.The $3m action comedy has been sold to Scorpio East for Singapore and Malaysia, New Action ...